What Animals Get Along With Chickens at Adela Spooner blog

What Animals Get Along With Chickens. Goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, and cows will all get along well with your chickens. Similarly, ducks and geese enjoy the water, so precautions are also needed to prevent chickens from drowning. It is not unknown for geese to chase chickens away from their favorite spots due to their territorial nature. Ducks make great companions for chickens with little worry about conflict between the two species. They’ll require a pond to swim and need to be fed separately from your flock due to a difference in nutritional supplements. Multiple kinds of livestock can pasture and/or be housed together with proper preparation. Here are 4 animals that make great companions for chickens. Chickens thrive with the right animal companions in the backyard coop. Certain species provide social, health and pest management. So which animals can we really keep together safely in our backyard? They’ll keep each other company and the larger animals can help keep predators away. When there is space in the fields, chickens and geese get along. Ducks at the top of our list of companions for your backyard. Chickens generally get along well with pigs, and enjoy scratching through their manure, but some pigs may see chickens as a tasty snack, though chickens are usually fast. In this article, we’ll take a look at the best animals to keep with backyard chickens and how they get along with each other.

Chickens thrive with the right animal companions in the backyard coop. They’ll require a pond to swim and need to be fed separately from your flock due to a difference in nutritional supplements. Ducks at the top of our list of companions for your backyard. Chickens generally get along well with pigs, and enjoy scratching through their manure, but some pigs may see chickens as a tasty snack, though chickens are usually fast. So which animals can we really keep together safely in our backyard? Similarly, ducks and geese enjoy the water, so precautions are also needed to prevent chickens from drowning. They’ll keep each other company and the larger animals can help keep predators away. Certain species provide social, health and pest management. It is not unknown for geese to chase chickens away from their favorite spots due to their territorial nature. In this article, we’ll take a look at the best animals to keep with backyard chickens and how they get along with each other.

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What Animals Get Along With Chickens Goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, and cows will all get along well with your chickens. In this article, we’ll take a look at the best animals to keep with backyard chickens and how they get along with each other. When there is space in the fields, chickens and geese get along. Chickens thrive with the right animal companions in the backyard coop. Here are 4 animals that make great companions for chickens. Ducks at the top of our list of companions for your backyard. Certain species provide social, health and pest management. Ducks make great companions for chickens with little worry about conflict between the two species. Multiple kinds of livestock can pasture and/or be housed together with proper preparation. It is not unknown for geese to chase chickens away from their favorite spots due to their territorial nature. Goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, and cows will all get along well with your chickens. They’ll require a pond to swim and need to be fed separately from your flock due to a difference in nutritional supplements. They’ll keep each other company and the larger animals can help keep predators away. Chickens generally get along well with pigs, and enjoy scratching through their manure, but some pigs may see chickens as a tasty snack, though chickens are usually fast. Similarly, ducks and geese enjoy the water, so precautions are also needed to prevent chickens from drowning. So which animals can we really keep together safely in our backyard?